Abstract

The Given is what we define as ‘unavoidable’ whereas Reason is what we can instead best refer to as being ‘undeniable’. The Given merely constitutes the condition by virtue of which the negation can be posited and, in no sense, it is the condition of its own intelligibility. However what is unavoidable and what is undeniable are very easily confused. Also the ‘undeniable’, in fact, emerges from the failed attempt to negate it. However the undeniable represents the reason why any attempt to deny it is doomed to fail, not its result. The undeniable is the truth, i.e., the non-contradictory ground which prevents from ‘being’ what is determined, i.e., what is merely unavoidable. The latter is therefore intrinsically contradictory and thus coincides with its own undeniable self-contradiction.

Did Hegel elaborate a metaphilosophy? If he did, how should we understand it? My contribution attempts to answer this question. I will first explore the basic features usually attributed to the metaphilosophical inquiry by contemporary philosophers. Second, I will discuss three paradigmatic positions on Hegel’s stance towards metaphilosophy. My first two argumentative steps will serve …

The article aims to understand the notion of the contemporary relevance of Hegel’s Philosophy of Art. It does not address whether or not Hegelian Philosophy of Art is (or can be) relevant for the present, but instead addresses the very problem of its relevance. I investigate the meaning, the modalities, the limits, and the potentialities …